Tony Hawk's Proving Ground
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Developed_By:
Page 44 Studios
Published_By:
Activision
Released On:
16 Oct 2007
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Tony Hawk's Proving Ground is a sequel to Tony Hawk's Project 8 , this time letting the player choose their own storyline by making different choices during the game with the ability to skate in Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington D.C.
The game features four different classes of skaters: Rigger, Hardcore, Career, and Street, which influences the story's direction. It also includes an expanded Nail-the-Trick system with moves such as Nail-the-Grab, Nail-the-Manual, Bowl Carving, Aggro Push, Skate Checking, Climbing/Exploration, Environment Altering, and Rig-a-Kit.
The player can get advice from professional skaters to help mold their own created skater and learn new moves and tricks. They also have the ability to create their own skate park.
Gameplay differs between versions: on PlayStation 2 , using an analog controller, while on Wii , using the remote and nunchuk for certain motions to pull off tricks. There are also different characters in these versions.
Part #:
SLES-54963 (Europe)
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Media Type:
DVD-ROM
Save Game Methods:
External Storage
Sound Capabilities:
Dolby Pro Logic II
Number of Offline Players:
1-2 Players
Input Device Features Supported:
Vibration
Controller Types Supported:
Analog Controller
Video Modes Supported:
Progressive Scan (480p)
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Manual
Game Guide
Extracted from the original game manual
This skateboarding simulation game allows players to choose one of three distinct career paths—competition skater, hardcore skater, or creative rigger—each offering unique challenges and rewards. Players complete missions, tutorials, and skill challenges to progress, earn points, and customize their skater's abilities and style. The game also features arcade modes and various in-world challenges like gaps and skill-specific trick goals.
Story
Story Mode
Skateboarding is a way of life. In Tony Hawk's Proving Ground, you get to experience it like never before. For the first time ever, you choose where skateboarding will take you.
You can choose to be the clean-cut millionaire competition skater, the jaw-breaking hardcore skater, or the creative maverick who constructs unique places to skate. Every path has its own lifestyle, unique challenges, risks, and rewards.
Missions
You'll be presented with story-specific missions throughout Story mode. To progress through the game and see all the cities and skate spots, you'll need to complete certain missions.
Characters who give missions in the game will have an arrow above their heads. Get close to the character and you'll be able to press the button to interact with them.
Training
At the start of your career, you'll be presented with three story goals, to give you a taste of each path available to you—Hardcore, Rigger, and Career.
You'll also be presented with four tutorial goals recapping Skill and Line Challenges. You must complete these goals to unlock others.
Skills and Stats
View your skills and stats to see how you're progressing in new skills and styles you've learned. Earn more points throughout your story by completing goals and skating around the world.
You can then assign these points to your stats as you see fit to be more Career, Hardcore, or Rigger oriented.
Records
Want to see how long you can hold an invert or how high you can air? Check out this menu under My Skater in the Pause menu to view your record highs.
Arcades
In Tony Hawk's Proving Ground, Classic mode and High Score runs will be available in Story mode by activating one of the many Arcade machines scattered around the cities.
Also available through the arcade is the newest game Hawk-Man, where you must perform very specific tricks to collect colored pellets. Collect all 75 in one run for PRO and in one combo for SICK.
Skill Challenges
All throughout the world, you'll find ambient skill challenge goals, which you can play at your own leisure or even hit while skating through the city, never breaking your combo!
These goals are marked by green tags that specify which trick you will need to perform. Keep that trick going to the orange tag for AM, blue for PRO, and gold for SICK.
Story Goal Markers
Story goal markers appear as floating icons:
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a trophy for the Career path
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a broken skateboard for the Hardcore path
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a quarter pipe for the Rigger path
For instances where a Story goal is initiated by talking to a Goal Ped, once you have completed a goal, a floating icon marker will appear. This allows you to go back and replay the goals later on in the story.
Gaps
Gaps are placed all over the world. A gap requires you to grind a certain rail, transfer from one QP to another, or manual a certain distance. The challenge is in finding them yourself!
How to Play
PlayStation 2 Setup
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open button
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memory card slot 2
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memory card slot 1
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disc cover
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on/standby/
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reset button
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IR receiver
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USB connectors
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controller port 1
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controller port 2
Set up your PlayStation® 2 computer entertainment system according to the instructions supplied with your system. Check that the system is turned on (the on/standby indicator is green).
Insert the Tony Hawk's Proving Ground disc in the system with the label side facing up. Attach game controllers and other peripherals as appropriate. Follow the on-screen instructions and refer to this manual for information on using the software.
Memory Card (8MB) (for PlayStation®2)
To save game settings and progress, insert a memory card (8MB) (for PlayStation®2) into MEMORY CARD slot 1 of your PlayStation 2 system.
You can load saved game data from the same memory card or any memory card (8MB) (for PlayStation®2) containing previously saved games.
In-Game Information
Compass
On the top of the in-game screen is a compass, which helps you to locate all the various things to do throughout the city. The compass shows you where different goals and challenges are located. Also look to your map in the in-game Pause menu.
View Goals
At any time during the story, you can visit the Pause menu and select My Goals to view current episodes and where to find them.
Motorola ic 902 Video Phone Messages
Keep an ear out for your Motorola ic 902 video phone. You can receive text messages and video messages that provide further information about the story and your mission objectives.
Rigger Menu (Moveable Pieces)
Modify the world by creating and placing up to 30 ramps, quarter pipes, rails, and other objects almost anywhere to build your own personalized skate spots. Story mode will also include Rigger goals, in which you can create pieces to complete the goal or go for a higher score.
To access this menu, press the SELECT button. You must unlock the Rigger menu in Story mode before you can use it during gameplay.
Create-A-Skater
Activision Customer Support cannot troubleshoot user-made skaters.
Creating Your Skater
You can create nearly any kind of skater. From the Pause menu, select My Skater, then Create-A-Skater. Randomize your skater or start from scratch. You can also load a previously saved skater.
Some items or customization options are not compatible with others.
Piece Categories
The available piece categories when creating a new skater or editing your current skater are Information, Hats, Face, Torso, Pants, Eyes, Hair, Accessories, Feet, Tattoos, Skateboards and Misc.
Available Pieces
At the start of the game, some pieces will be unavailable to you until you've unlocked them or earned them from sponsors throughout your story. To unlock more pieces with which to customize your skater, you'll need to play through Story mode and earn them or purchase them in Create-A-Skater.
Multiplayer Games
Trick Attack
The player with the highest score at the end of the time limit wins!
Graffiti
The player with the most "tagged" objects wins! Obstacles are tagged with your color by tricking off them. Try to steal your friend's tags by pulling higher scores and bigger combos off the same object.
Horse
Pull off higher combos than your friends on the objects you choose to get them to spell H-O-R-S-E—the classic b-ball game skater style.
Free Skate
Keep it real with a no-time, no-score and no-rules session. Skate just like you do on the street, minus the ever-present cops and security guards.
Game Options
Save Game/Load Game
To save a game, you'll need at least 197Kb of free space available on your memory card (8MB)(for Playstations*2). To load a previously saved game, select Load Game from the Options menu.
The Story/Skater save requires 197Kb. This save contains both your skater and any progress through Story mode as well as any unlockables you may have earned.
Controls
L2 button
Revert when landing back onto a ramp from an aerial maneuver
L1 button
Switch from skating to walking (with R1 button)
directional buttons
Navigate menu options (up/down); Perform grab tricks (with button); Perform flip tricks (with button); Manual (quickly press then ); Nose manual (quickly press then ); Balance during manual (press and ); Control skater while walking; Move position while hanging (left/right); Climb up onto ledge surface (up)
left analog stick
Works the same as directional buttons (when Analog mode is on); Perform grab tricks (with button); Perform flip tricks (with button); Manual (quickly press then ); Nose manual (quickly press then ); Balance during manual (press and ); Control skater's left foot in NAIL THE TRICK™ mode; Control hand on left of screen in Nail the Grab mode; Nollie (press and hold briefly); Control skater while walking; Move position while hanging (left/right); Climb up onto ledge surface (up)
L3 button
Go into slow-mo focus control (press twice); Activate NAIL THE TRICK (with R3 button)
SELECT button
No action specified
ANALOG mode button
No action specified
START button
No action specified
right analog stick
Control skater's right foot in NAIL THE TRICK™ mode; Control hand on right of screen in Nail the Grab mode
R3 button
Activate NAIL THE TRICK (with L3 button)
R2 button
Revert when landing back onto a ramp from an aerial maneuver; Transfer over a spine; Acid drop or bank drop (while jumping over a quarterpipe or slanted ramp); Revert when landing in a ramp
R1 button
Switch from skating to walking (with L1 button); Grab onto an object while jumping near it
Δ button
Go back (in menus)
○ button
Crouch (press and hold); Perform grab trick (in combination with any direction)
✕ button
Accept (in menus); Ollie (press and release); Jump
☐ button
Perform flip trick (in combination with any direction); Enter Nail the Grab (before manipulating sticks in NAIL THE TRICK™ mode); Initiate Aggro Kick and continue tapping for speed boost; Skate check
2 button
Get into switch stance
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